Slavia Prague vs Ludogorets Prediction 23 June 2016

14:56 22.06.16

Slavia Prague take on Bulgarian side Ludogorets in an international friendly match on Thursday, June 23rd.

Eight-match undefeated run in the end of last season allowed the team to finish fifth in the league and qualify for Europa League qualification round. Czech side are getting ready for upcoming season and has already played three friendly matches, beating Benesov, 4-1, Slovan Bratislava, 4-0, drawing with Ruzemberok, 1-1, and losing 1-2 to Salzburg. This defeat to Switzerland side ended 11-match unbeaten run that lasted from the beginning of April and included six wins and five draws.

Ludogorets won the elite Bulgarian division last season, recording 70 points in 32 matches in the league league with 55-21 aggregate goal difference. Ludogorets finished 14 points ahead runners-up. Upcoming match will be the first for the team since the end of last season and we can expect to see number of new players from academy and mixed lineup.

The opponents haven’t met before. The friendly will be the first match for Bulgarian champion since May and Slavia Prague show to performance against lower-level team so we shouldn’t expect number of goals scored.